Ability to override automatically generated endpoint name

flask_admin/base.py

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class BaseView(with_metaclass(AdminViewMeta, BaseViewClass)):
         """
         self.name = name
         self.category = category
-        self.endpoint = endpoint
+        self.endpoint = self._get_endpoint(endpoint)
         self.url = url
         self.static_folder = static_folder
         self.static_url_path = static_url_path
@@ -205,6 +205,16 @@ class BaseView(with_metaclass(AdminViewMeta, BaseViewClass)):
         if self._default_view is None:
             raise Exception(u'Attempted to instantiate admin view %s without default view' % self.__class__.__name__)
 
+    def _get_endpoint(self, endpoint):
+        """
+            Generate Flask endpoint name. By default converts class name to lower case if endpoint is
+            not explicitly provided.
+        """
+        if endpoint:
+            return endpoint
+
+        return self.__class__.__name__.lower()
+
     def create_blueprint(self, admin):
         """
             Create Flask blueprint.
@@ -212,10 +222,6 @@ class BaseView(with_metaclass(AdminViewMeta, BaseViewClass)):
         # Store admin instance
         self.admin = admin
 
-        # If endpoint name is not provided, get it from the class name
-        if self.endpoint is None:
-            self.endpoint = self.__class__.__name__.lower()
-
         # If the static_url_path is not provided, use the admin's
         if not self.static_url_path:
             self.static_url_path = admin.static_url_path
@@ -233,15 +239,13 @@ class BaseView(with_metaclass(AdminViewMeta, BaseViewClass)):
             if not self.url.startswith('/'):
                 self.url = '%s/%s' % (self.admin.url, self.url)
 
-        
         # If we're working from the root of the site, set prefix to None
         if self.url == '/':
             self.url = None
             # prevent admin static files from conflicting with flask static files
             if not self.static_url_path:
-                self.static_folder='static'
-                self.static_url_path='/static/admin'
-            
+                self.static_folder = 'static'
+                self.static_url_path = '/static/admin'
 
         # If name is not povided, use capitalized endpoint name
         if self.name is None:

flask_admin/model/base.py

@@ -561,28 +561,30 @@ class BaseModelView(BaseView, ActionsMixin):
             :param menu_icon_value:
                 Icon glyph name or URL, depending on `menu_icon_type` setting
         """
+        self.model = model
 
         # If name not provided, it is model name
         if name is None:
             name = '%s' % self._prettify_class_name(model.__name__)
 
-        # If endpoint not provided, it is model name
-        if endpoint is None:
-            endpoint = model.__name__.lower()
-
         super(BaseModelView, self).__init__(name, category, endpoint, url, static_folder,
                                             menu_class_name=menu_class_name,
                                             menu_icon_type=menu_icon_type,
                                             menu_icon_value=menu_icon_value)
 
-        self.model = model
-
         # Actions
         self.init_actions()
 
         # Scaffolding
         self._refresh_cache()
 
+    # Endpoint
+    def _get_endpoint(self, endpoint):
+        if endpoint:
+            return super(BaseModelView, self)._get_endpoint(endpoint)
+
+        return self.__class__.__name__.lower()
+
     # Caching
     def _refresh_forms_cache(self):
         # Forms

flask_admin/tests/test_base.py

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_baseview_defaults():
     view = MockView()
     eq_(view.name, None)
     eq_(view.category, None)
-    eq_(view.endpoint, None)
+    eq_(view.endpoint, 'mockview')
     eq_(view.url, None)
     eq_(view.static_folder, None)
     eq_(view.admin, None)
@@ -388,3 +388,12 @@ def test_menu_links():
 def check_class_name():
     view = MockView()
     eq_(view.name, 'Mock View')
+
+
+def check_endpoint():
+    class CustomView(MockView):
+        def _get_endpoint(self, endpoint):
+            return 'admin.' + super(CustomView, self)._get_endpoint(endpoint)
+
+    view = CustomView()
+    eq_(view.endpoint, 'admin.customview')